Daniel Davies Email & Phone Number

Cardiff, Gb

National

Storage Giant is one of the largest private self storage companies in the UK with 15 trading sites and further expansion planned with a pipeline that will see the business continue to grow in size over the next 3 years.

South Division

• Leadership of 19 store management teams and up to 130+ employees to deliver £30m revenue and +10% YOY Customer tNPS results• Drove sales delivery; set clear expectations and follow through; Developed region taking from bottom in business to Number 1 region in Company (December 2015) for new sales and Number 1 region in Division (Q3 2016) for balanced scorecard performance • Developed culture within the team through engagement to develop region vision and plan. Implemented cluster… Show more • Leadership of 19 store management teams and up to 130+ employees to deliver £30m revenue and +10% YOY Customer tNPS results• Drove sales delivery; set clear expectations and follow through; Developed region taking from bottom in business to Number 1 region in Company (December 2015) for new sales and Number 1 region in Division (Q3 2016) for balanced scorecard performance • Developed culture within the team through engagement to develop region vision and plan. Implemented cluster structure to develop and deliver improved communication and collaboration. Drove ownership and competition• Led team performance; reviewed individuals’ results, set objectives and followed up; recruited and trained management. Inspired individual by discussions, monthly meetings and 1-1 performance reviews• Developed team towards succession planning goals; coached and supported key store managers into senior store manager positioning in readiness for assessment. Developed and promoted 4 store managers• Developed and delivered best practice guidelines, incorporating customer standards, sales techniques, commercial acumen and operational execution; subsequently adopted and rolled out to 2 other Divisions• Deputised in absence of Divisional Head; Trusted to represent, lead and the drive the Division Show less

Newbury

• Lead operational role as part of the UK retail transformation team, responsible for delivering the opening of the 150+ new store openings during 2014/15 as part of the Vodafone £100m retail investment plan• Led, built and delivered ‘Flying Start’ store launch plan from scratch to general management team; gained approval and sign off• Built key internal and external relationships; worked with all departments to shape individual new store plans including; finance, property, recruitment,… Show more • Lead operational role as part of the UK retail transformation team, responsible for delivering the opening of the 150+ new store openings during 2014/15 as part of the Vodafone £100m retail investment plan• Led, built and delivered ‘Flying Start’ store launch plan from scratch to general management team; gained approval and sign off• Built key internal and external relationships; worked with all departments to shape individual new store plans including; finance, property, recruitment, L&D, training, marketing, commercial, risk, IT, central and field operations• Supported and developed the ‘store in store’ and ‘kiosk’ operating models through developing key internal and external relationships; resulted in the successful ‘store in store’ partnerships with both Selfridges and John Lewis Show less

South Division

- Leadership of 9 Regional Managers and full P&L accountability of 160 UK stores and up to 2,000 colleagues - Delivered annual sales of £240m; drove profit and KPI performance via clear customer focused direction to regional and store teams - Led team through numerous change periods, reorganisation and administration, contributing to significant payroll cost savings- Recruited, motivated and supported team through individual coaching, briefings, meetings and reviews

Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom

- Led a team of 7; managed and delivered all centrally driven communication to 600+ stores and 28 regional managers across 2 brands (GAME and gamestation) - Directed and managed a 6 month operational efficiencies project; delivered 1%+ YOY customer conversion

National, Uk & Ireland

- Managed concession business through strong internal and external partner relationships- Increased concession revenue by 100%+ and grew profit contribution by 460%+ during first 2 years- Negotiated agreements for the opening of 32 new concessions, partnering with 5 high street brands including; Selfridges, Hamleys & Debenhams

South Wales & M4 Corridor

- Led 27 store management teams with up to 300 employees; delivered turnover of £30m+- Drove sales and profit delivery; set clear expectations and goals for store accountability; over delivered against company trend across all KPIs including controllable costs 3 years running

South Wales

Responsible for running Cardiff flagship store and cluster manager for up to 4 additional locations, providing leadership, coaching and development to store managers. Deputised running of the region in the absence of Regional Manager

Cwmbran, Newport, Cardiff, Swindon, Bristol

Business Studies, Mathematics, Geography, Physical Education

Sports Studies

Activities and Societies: Athletics team Football team Rugby team Part of the School football and rugby teams Represented school for track.

Negotiation Skills, Distinction

7 Habits Of Highly Effective People, Distinction

Na - A Grade, Leadership

Pass, Sl1 & Sl2